UNTOLD STORIES OF AFRICA

From: The Boston Globe | Date: February 8, 2004 | Copyright information

Nicole le Roux is organizing a clothing drive for the poor, has started a group to learn more about Africa, works with an autistic boy, is active in the antiwar movement and regularly donates white blood cells for cancer patients. Recently, she led a discussion group on eating disorders in teenagers.

She is 17 years old, and moved to Sharon from South Africa six years ago. Her father, an engineer, wanted to provide a better education for his two daughters, and took a job in Norwood. "M...

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